Atlanta Vacations, Atlanta Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, but isknown as an international city. Atlanta offers a great variety of international flavors. After all, the Summer Olympics of 1996 was hosted there.

Museums, attractions, and entertainment options make up Atlanta, the Southern city rich in culture, history, and diversity. A wide range of sites provide valuable information about the US sociopolitical and literary history. Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site to discover more about the American Civil Rights movement. Other places include the Atlanta History Center, the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum, the Carter Center and Presidential Library, the historic house museum Rhodes Hall, and the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum.

Atlanta has an active live music and art scene. Atlanta is home to several major recording studios for hip-hop and R&B, as well as some rock and pop music artists.

One of the recent well-known attractions is the Georgia Aquarium, followed by the new World of Coca-Cola. Both are located within walking distance of Centennial Olympic Park, which is surrounded by a cluster of other downtown attractions, like the Georgia Dome, Philips Arena, and the CNN Center. Other places to check out include the Virginia Highlands, and Buckhead.

Summer is humid and hot in Atlanta, and throughout the year it shares the subtropical climate like the rest of Southeastern US.